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J. HARP. ELEVATOR FOR THRASHING MACHINES. No. 244,054. Patented July 12,1881.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSIAH HARP, OF ELLERTON, MARYLAND.

ELEVATOR FOR THRASHING-I VIACHI NES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,054, dated July 12,1881.

' Application filed February 3, 1881. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSIAH HARP, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Ellerton, in the county of Frederick andState of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inElevators for Thrashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to. makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an attachment to a thrashing-machine forelevating the grain and conveying it across the machine to any desiredpoint on either side of the machine; and it consists in the peculiarconstruction and arrangement of parts, as more fully hereinafterdescribed, and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure l in the drawings represents a sectional view of the deviceapplied to a thrashing-machine; and Fig. 2, a side view of thedevice,'with the chute in section.

A represents a suitable box or case, in which are journaled the tworollers B B, carrying'the endless belt 0. It is provided at its lowerend with a projecting mouth, D, for receiving the grain from the spout Eof the thrasher, and has at its upper end a tube, F, through which thegrain raised by the cups to on the elevatorbelt is discharged. The chuteG is provided with a tubular open end, I), loosely fitting thedischarge-tube F, and is supported by a bent bar, 0, on the upper end ofthe brace cl, whose lower end is adjustably clamped by a setscrew, 0, inthe projecting socket f on the side of the elevator-case. The tubularend and the brace act as a pivot on which the chute turns. The chute Gis made in two sections, 9 h, the upper part fitting into the lowerpart, and clamped therein by a band, i, and set-screw is, so that it canbe adjusted to any desirable length. The chute can be made in more thantwo sections, it necessary.

The elevator-case is provided with a hinged door, I, for giving easyaccess to the lower part of the elevator.

By loosening the screw is the chute can be made of the desired length,and its angle and height of its outer end can be adjusted by looseningthe screw 6, for the purpose of carrying the grain to any portion of thebarn in which it is to be stored; or its end can be arranged to throwthe grain into a weighing, measuring, or bagging machine, or anyreceptacle desired.

In the drawings the spout is represented as passing entirely over thethrashing-machine to some point past the latter; but it can also beturned to the opposite side, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, or toanyintermediate point.

This device is made entirely separate from the thrashing-machine, towhich it is intended to be fastened by bolts, and is so made that it canbe sold separately and attached to any thrashing-machine.

I am aware that thrashing-machines have been provided with chutes forcarrying the grain to the upper part of the machine, and. I thereforelay no claim to such invention.

What I claim is- 1. An attachment to a thrashing-machine, consisting ofan elevator having at its lower end a mouth for receiving the spout ofathrashing-machine, and at its upper end a tube, F, fitting in the neckI) of the chute G, and forming a pivot on which the chute turns, incombination with the neck I), chute G, and adjustable turning-bra'ce d,whereby the said chute can be turned to discharge the grain to any pointor into any receptacle on either side of the machine, substantially asdescribed.

2. A grain-elevator provided at its upper end with a pivoted chuteadjustable in length, in combination with the adj usting-brace d,supported and turning in the socket f, and the setscrew 6, for governingthe height of the chute and securing it laterally, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

3. In combination with a grain-elevatorhaving a tube or spout, F, achute, Gr, made in two or more sections, one sliding within the other,to vary the length of the chute, and having an adjusting-clamp, i k,constructed to hold the sections in position, and provided at its upperend with a tube or neck, b, to receive the spout In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSIAH HARP.

WVitnesses:

GEO. F. GRAHAM, T. J. W. ROBERTSON.

